Sierra Wildlife Coalition

 We formed in the fall of 2010, when our local county road department (DPW) killed a family of beavers in Kings Beach.  They had killed another beaver family in the same location in 2009.  They hired a state crew to destroy the beavers' dam and lodge, leaving the adult pair and 2 kits (babies) with no protection for several days before hired agents came and shot the family.  Not only is this continued killing inhumane, but it is also costly to taxpayers year after year.  The 2010 costs alone amounted to about $10,000 (the California Conservation Crew cost $8,500 for the week, per the CCC Director, plus an estimated $1,500 in county costs for administration, refuse disposal, erosion control, and the county wildlife agents who shot the beavers).

 

We formed an unincorporated non-profit association to work with agencies and homeowners to employ simple and non-lethal solutions for living with our local beavers and all wildlife.  Through education, we try to bring an appreciation of wildlife, and provide knowledge of easy precautions to avoid and/or solve any conflicts.